A) I have a story to tell and it's related to the whole Les Moonves situation. Normally, I hate when women are blamed for their husband's misconduct...it happens all the time. And after the first allegations against Leslie were revealed, I hoped his wife wouldn't face blowback.

B) Julie Chen has always been nice to me and I had no reason to believe that she knew about her husband assaulting women before they got married. So I reached out to her and told her I would love to come on her show and I didn't need to make it about her husband/CBS

C) She never got back to me...but I figured she was just swamped with the scandal and didn't think anything of it. Then, several days ago I learned of how Julie has treated people from folks that I know personally.

D) @yashar's story about Janet Jackson having her career ruined by Leslie reminded me so much of what women faced in this business from powerful men who were offended that the women didn't kiss their ring. bit.ly/2wQtAiK

E) And then this clip of Julie speaking so smugly about Janet Jackson in 2017 really set me off. Julie knew her husband helped to destroy Janet's career and this is how she speaks?

F) After the conversations I had earlier this week, I sent this message to Julie Chen last Thursday. Make no mistake, Leslie still has a ton of power and I'm going to pay for this dearly. And that's what he and his cohorts in this town do to women in the business.

G) I feel like my career is finally headed towards a good place again, but by tweeting all this I am risking being blacklisted further. But I can't stay quiet about the kind of shit that goes down in this industry.

H) I did this long thread last week about the kind of abuse that goes down in this industry that doesn't directly involve sexual misconduct. I hope you'll read it if you haven't already.

I) In early 2014 I asked my then agents (different agency from where I'm at now) if I could having a meeting at CBS about replacing Craig Ferguson. (to be clear this isn't a ding at James Corden, I like him).

J) My agents told me that Leslie wasn't going to consider any women for the spot. Yes, they met with a few women, but they weren't actually going to hire a woman is what I was told. Welcome to reality!

K) Since Joan Rivers show ended in 1987, only one woman has had a show on a network (NOT CABLE) and that was @iamwandasykes in 2009-2010. In 31 years only one woman has been given a shot and that was not one of the majors (ABC, CBS, NBC). Leslie perpetuated that culture.

L) So Les Moonves is heading out of CBS...will anything change? Nope. People still remain silent and women are still blacklisted every day. I can promise you if I asked any number of people I know who are in entertainment and successful to speak out about Leslie they wouldn't!

M) And again there are so many areas of concern in this business that don't have to do with sexual misconduct. After the Trump photo I got this insanely inappropriate email from a CBS board member I have known named Arnie Kopelson.

N) This letter was published in August of 2017 and CBS refused to comment to @yashar when he asked them about the email for this profile he did of me. Seriously read the email, it's just insane what men get away with in this business. thecut.com/2017/08/kathy-…

O) I have saved so much of the money I've made in my career for this very reason, so I can have the financial freedom to speak out against powerful people. Do I enjoy getting blacklisted and missing out on opportunities? No..I'd rather be working...

P) But this is the responsibility that comes with privilege. I really hope my women colleagues who financially secure will join me in speaking out against women like Julie and the indignities imposed on his by men in this business. It's not going to change until we start talking.

Q) I want to tell everyone about my amazing lawyer Bill Sobel....Bill spoke to Ronan Farrow, on record, for his first story. Bill is also @Illeanarama's lawyer. At the time he spoke to Ronan, Bill had no idea if Les was going to keep his job. I'm so proud to have him on my side.

A) As heartbreaking as this is, I feel the need to share some important info about my mom Maggie. I've always been honest with you all, but this one is really hard. The pic below, taken in September, was the last time I was able to have a proper/coherent conversation with her.

B) Since that photo was taken, she has rapidly fallen into the throes of dementia. This is never easy for any child, I know this is a reality that millions of people deal with every year. But when it comes to my mom this is particularly hard because her sharp mind was everything.

C) My mom is 98 and up until this past couple years she was so sharp she always kept me on my toes. Her mind was so naturally quick, funny, and smart. No one could get anything past her. Watching that slip away so fast has been devastating.

A) I’m so flattered and touched by all the comments saying that you miss me co-hosting the New Year’s Eve telecast. I’ve been pleasantly surprised by the positivity and I want you to know how grateful I am. So, I wanted to share some juicy gossip I heard about the telecast...

B) I’ve been in this business for over 30 years...I’ve gotten to know everybody. A few little birdies told me some juicy nuggets...

C) I heard from a few different people that the hilarious @Lesdoggg
was in talks to co-host CNN’s New Year’s telecast with Anderson Cooper this year.

We reviewed a draft version of a 59-page report that lawyers are expected to present to CBS's board next week. It is filled with explosive new details about Moonves's alleged misconduct.

Among the new allegations: CBS apparently had an employee "on call" to perform oral sex on Moonves. Investigators also found that he received oral sex from four CBS employees that appeared to be "transactional." nytimes.com/2018/12/04/bus…

Mothers are the parent most often blamed for their children's misbehavior.

Women are blamed for their husband's ill behavior.

Even when women are harmed by others, they are blamed for their harm.

And while everyone carries this knowledge in their head conciously or unconciously,
this belief that women should know better,
the part never uttered but implied, is that women should know better THAN MEN.

So is everyone on the same page that men are a lesser gender, too

Dull to equally know as much as women?
We should not be coy about vocalizing the complete sentence, if we are expectant of women to somehow be more superior in knowledge compared to men.
Are we acknowledging that women are superior in intellect, quicker to grasp information,

#Khashoggi Case Thread: I am going to ‘pin’ this post to use it as an ‘Info Thread’ on the #Khashoggi Case. I am in #Turkey. I’ve been following the case closely and with access to sources & experts here. This is a very ‘sensitive’ criminal case due to ‘Diplomatic Booby Traps’!!!

The Evidence Obtained Outside Cameras will not show any evidence of ‘tempering’ but other than license plates of dozens of diplomatic cars (Many with tinted windows-large trunks) with related time stamp, drivers Info, model/year: Nothing.

#Turkish Intel-Investigative Bodies also have the list of all Diplomatic & Private Saudi & “other significant’ Planes in #Turkey for the period of ‘interest.’ Many of the Target airports have their own security cameras & related evidence.

1: Once upon a time in the late 90s, there were common websites, basic cable and magazines that put out various hotlines you could call in a crisis. If not, there were search engines where you could find the numbers to places like BoysTown and the Suicide Prevention Hotline etc.

2: My parents were SUPER controlling. So much so, that we felt the control in every little way, and suspected other means of control that we did not verify until we had all moved out.
Raised in the QF/ATI-adjacent communities, you can guess at what levels there were,.

The only time I ever trained a new missionary was in the most dangerous area I was ever assigned to in Brazil. She was Argentinian, and we dealt with a triple language barrier.

I'd come without suitcases to take her back to our area, deep into the interior of São Paulo state. It was rural, relatively safe, and hours away from the city by public transit. We had a small branch to work with, and had just baptized a child with no support at home.